Tag-threading machine



F. C. SUCHY.

-. TAG THREADING MACHINE.

APPLICATION men MAY 31.1919.

1,343,290. PatntedJune fi, 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED 'MAY3h 1919.

1 43,290, Patented June 15, 1920.

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a FRANK o. suonr, or sAn ANTONIO, TEXAS."

To all whom it may GOHGGWL. v I Be it known thatI, FRANK C; S'UorIY, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Tag-Threading Ma'- chines; and I do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertamsto make and use the same.

flexible element in the perforation.

My invention will be" described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which, I j

Figure 1 is a side view in elevation of my improved machine, 1 Fig. 2 is' afront View,

Fig. 3, a sectlona'l'view showing the ribbon in full linesbefo're insertion-through-the card oritag, and in broken lines after insertion,

' Fig. 4, a detailview in section showing the needle in'theposition of inserting the ribbon mechanism about to remove the ribbon from the needle, j V

1 Fig. 5, a fragmental View of' the plunger showing the rear of the rlbbon needle,

Fig.6, a crosssection of. the needle onthe 7 plane indicated by the line 6' 6. of Fig; 5,.

Fig. 7, a fragmental' 'view of the plunger showing the twine inserting needle in pos Fig. 9, a fragmental' detail of the-tw ne needle. a

Referring'to the drawings 1n which similar referencecharacters will be" used to designate corresponding parts in the several views, 1 indicates the base" of machine that is supporterlf'onj depending integral -rne-rnnn'nmne MACHiNE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Paijej Application filed May 31, 1919. Serial 110,300,925.

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20 indicates a spring that normally ref p a 8,. a cross section onthe plane thereof in bearing movement thereof. w. 3 v T indicates a guide plate secured to-the the space under the base 1 forthe purpose hereinafter specified.

ted June 15, 19 20."

flanges and'having a hollow goose-neck 3 extendlng upwardly therefrom, the hollow space in the goose neck communicating with 4 indicates a vertical cylindrical bearing H on the end of gooseneckS in which is slidably mounted'a plunger 5 having ahead 6 on its upper end, said plungerbeing held in aralsed position by means of a coil spring I 7 mounted thereon and bearing against said head 6 and; cylindrical bearing 4; 5

8 indicates a needle secured in a socket 8 1n plunger 5 and held therein. byset screw 8", SELldneedle being positioned to extend 'into an opening 9 in base 1 when the plunger is moved downwardly. Needle 8 is flat as shown and provided with flanges 10 on its rear side that are tapered to the pointof the needle for the purpose hereinafter specified.

The pointof the needle-is formed with a central slot 11 and two prongs on each side of the slot, prongs 12 adjacent the slot being shorter than prongs 13 that formthe sides of the needle point. 7 V v '14 indicatesa shaft journaled in the. side flanges on base 1, and. having; a lever 15 thereon to actuate it. 16 is an arm secured to shaft14and having its end provided with a relatively thin and tapered.finger;17 with a V-shaped notch 18 in its f-ront face adjacenti its end toform a. pointed prong 19-.

Finger '17 is so positioned thatwhen plunger 5 is moved-downwardly, and needle 8' extends into opening 9, said 'fingerwill pass 1 slot 11 when shaft 14 is rocked for} through tracts arm 16, the rearward movement. of

shaft 14 being limited byan arm. 21secured" thereto engagingstop 22.-

23indicates a shaft to receive-a spool 2 4 j of ribbon, tape,'twine or the like, and is held l00 26 indicates an openingv inthefrontside of goose neck 3, 27 a loop guide secured to I said goose neckfadjacent, the cylindrical 4", a1-1d'28 loopv on the plungeri'in v a in position on theshaft by'thumb nu't125.

bearingthe rear of needle .8. v V

I 29 indicates a curved blade secured tothe front sideofbearing 4 bymeans of set screw 80, said; set screw engagingfa longitudinal groove 5 in plunger 5' to prevent rotation 4 and tolimit the sliding loops 27 and 28. be ribboned the ribbon is held between prongs 13 andagainst prongs12.

j 'Thecard or tag is inserted between base 1 and'plate 31 and over opening 9. Plunger '5 is then actuated downwardly and needle 8 is pushed through the card or tag carrying with it the ribbon impaled on prongs 12.

When plunger. 5 reaches its lowermost position, the ribbon may be removed from needle 8 by rocking shaft 1& by manually operating lever 15, this operation moving finger 17 through slot 11, and prong 19 by engaging the ribbon will pull it off the needle and hold it through the opening in the card when the plunger is released to resume its original position.

The card or tag is'then removed from underplate 31, the lever 15 having been released to resume its normal position, and the V ribbon cut off at a suitable length on blade 29, the cutting being effected by manually drawing the ribbon along the edge of said blade As a general rule the movement of theribbon in cuttingit on blade 29 will reimpale it on prongs 12 position for the next operation. f

In Figs. 7 8 and 9 is is: utilized for insertin cord or twine through shipping tags. Kt the present time I this'opera'tionis generally donef'by hand.

V passed'th'rou'gh the loop. 7

1 The cord or twine is cut to proper length and folded'in its middle to form'a 100p. The loop' is then inserted through the hole in a tag "and thetwo ends ofthe cord or twine In my machine thespool or ball '.of cord or twine is placed on shaft 23and threaded through goose neck 3, and outof opening 26 therein. On the side of bearing 4 is a loop 33 through which the cord or twine is threaded. V 7

34: indicates a needle for the cord or twine that is mounted in socket 35 in plungerb and held therein by means of a screw or other fastening means 34%. Needle 34; is formed with two diametrically arranged slots-36, 37 slot 36 being comparatively shallowand adaptedto carry the cord or twine,

. while slot 1 is deeper than slot 36 and a provided to receive finger 17 when the plunger is depressed to remove the cord or twine from theneedle. 38 indicates a longitudinal groove in each side of the needle and alining with slot'36 to'recei've the cord or twine.

The operation of the device in cording tags is substantiallythe same as that 7 de-. scribed for inserting ribbon'through a card.

ing 9in the base.

shown a needle that r or tag except that the tag hasthe hole therein and the needle shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 is not designed to form an opening in. the tag but only to insert the twine through the hole in the tag. The tag is placed on the base so that thehole therein alines with open-- Then by depressing plnn-, ger 5, needle31will carry the cordor twine held in slot 36 and grooves 38 through the opening. While in itslowermost position shaft 15 will be rockedto cause finger 17 to pass through slot 37 and the loop of cord or twine will be removed fromthe needle 3%.

The plunger 5 will ,thenbe released to return to itsuppermost position and the tag with the twine inserted therethrough removed from the baseand the cord or twine out off at a suitable length." i

, The particulardetails of my invention as described herein are capable of alteration without changing the spirit of my invention so that I do not limit myself thereto except wherelimitations are the subject matter 01 the several claims hereinafter set forth.

- Having thus described my invention what I claim is.

1. In atag threading machine, a base having. a needle receivlngopemng therein, a

plunger slidably supported above said base,

.a needle secured to said plunger, said needle having prongs ,to engage ,a flexible. tag threading element and a slot between said prongs, a shaft journaled on the base, an

arm secured to the shaft, and a'finger on said arm and adapted to operate :through said the flexible elementgfro'm' the needle.

on said goose neck, a'Tplungen-slidab1y 2. In a tag threading machine, aibase, a goose neck rising from said base, a bearing mounted in said bearing, a ineedlesecured to saidplunger and formed tov engage a, flexible tag threading element, said base pro-" vided with an opening to receive saidneedle and'flexible threading element, and means mounted on said base to disen gage the flexible elementsfrom the needle when the plun ger is in its lowermost position.

3. In a tag threading machine, a base, a goose neck rising from said base, a vertical bearing on said.gooseneclnaplunger slidably mountedin said bearing,.a spring to normallyholdsaid plungerzin' a raised posit tion, a needle secured to said plunger: and

formedto carry a flexiblejtag threadingele ment, said needle formed with a longitudinalslot, and an arm pivotally mounted a'nd.

operating in said slot to rele ase saidlieizible V element from the needle; v A needle for tag threading machines having a central longitudinal slot, two

prongs. oneachside. of said slot, the prongs adjacent the slots'being shorterfthancthe other prongs and'adapted'jftoengage a fl t flexible'tagthreadiiig element;

i p k g V V 100 .glot when theplunger 1s depressed to remove of the needle,

5. A needle for tag threading machines having a central longitudinal slot, side flanges on one side of said needle, the point of the needle comprising two prongs on eachside of the slot aforesaid, all of said prongs.

being alined, the prongs adjacent the-slot being shorter than the prongs remote therefrom, the last mentioned prongs formingthe edges of the needle point. a

6.111 a tag threading machine, a base hav-' ing a needle opening therein, supporting flanges depending from said base, a goose neck extending upwardly from the base, a vertical slide bearing in said goose neck,

a plunger slidably mounted in said bearing,

' a needle secured to said plunger and having threading element, a shaft journaled on the base flanges, an arm on said shaft, and a finger 011 said arm adapted to operate in the slot in the needle to remove said flexible element therefrom.

7. In a tag threading machine, a base havthe flexible element therefrom, having a V-shaped notch in its engaging face, a

ing a needle opening therein, supporting flanges depending fromsaid base, a goose neck extending upwardly fromthe base, a 7

vertical slide bearing in said goose neck, a

plunger slidably mounted in said bearing,

a .needle secured to said plungerand having a longitudinal slot therein,two prongs on each side of said v slot and forming the prongs forming the outer edge of the needle point, the other prongs being shorter than the outer prongs and adapted to engage the tag threading element, a flange on each longitudinal edge of one side of theneedle' to receive said tag threadinge'lemenha shaft journaled on the base flanges, an arm on said shaft, and a finger on said arm adapted to operate in the slot in the needle to, remove and forming a hook on the end thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix'my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. BULL, Arrm GR BB.

point of theneedle, one of each pair of said finger FRANK-C, SUCH J 

